Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles - Final Score - December 23, 2025 | FOX Sports

NEW ORLEANS BOWL

Western Kentucky

9-4

9-4

27

FINAL

16

7-6

7-6

RECAP

BOX SCORE

GAME STATS

PLAY-BY-PLAY

ODDS

NEWS

31:24 TIME OF POSSESSION 28:36

422 TOTAL YARDS 377

73 TOTAL PLAYS 84

5.8 YARDS PER PLAY 4.5

267 PASS YARDS 258

6.7 YARDS PER PASS 5.4

155 RUSHING YARDS 119

4.7 RUSH AVG 3.3

3 TURNOVERS 1

TOP PERFORMERS

Full Boxscore

Maverick McIvor WKU · #7 QB

12-19, 199 YDS, RUSH TD

Braylon Braxton SMISS · #1 QB

24-47, 258 YDS, TD

Matthew Henry WKU · #0 WR

7 REC - 126 YDS

Marvis Parrish WKU · RB

7 ATT - 65 YDS, TD

SCHEDULE

RECENT GAMES

WKU			RESULT	ATS	O/U
11/29	@	JSU	L34-37	-1.5	O 56.5
11/22	@	LSU	L10-13	+24.5	U 52.5
11/15	vs	MIDTN	W42-26	-13.5	O 51.5
11/1	vs	NMSU	W35-16	-8.5	U 53.5
10/21	@	LATECH	W28-27	+5.5	O 49.5

SMISS			RESULT	ATS	O/U
11/29	vs	TROY	L18-28	-6.5	U 50.5
11/22	@	SOALA	L35-42	-2.5	O 53.5
11/15	vs	TEXST	L14-41	-3.0	U 65.5
11/8	@	ARKST	W27-21	-6.5	U 54.5
10/25	vs	ULM	W49-21	-14.0	O 49.5

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Southern Miss ^2-6

Western Kentucky ^3-6

Western Kentucky ^7-4

Southern Miss ^7-4

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

STANDINGS

CONFERENCE USA

SUN BELT

CONFERENCE USA		W-L	CONF	STRK
1	Kennesaw State	10-4	7-1	L1
2	Jacksonville State	9-5	7-1	W1
3	Western Kentucky	9-4	6-2	W1
4	Louisiana Tech	8-5	5-3	W3
5	Florida International	7-6	5-3	L1
6	Missouri State	7-6	5-3	L3
7	Delaware	7-6	4-4	W2
8	Liberty	4-8	3-5	L4
9	New Mexico State	4-8	2-6	L1
10	Middle Tennessee	3-9	2-6	W2
11	UTEP	2-10	1-7	L5
12	Sam Houston	2-10	1-7	L2

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EVENT INFO

Caesars Superdome

Caesars Superdome

New Orleans, LA

Dec 23, 2025

16,693

3 Hours 56 Minutes